The study was carried out to determine the effect of two rhizobial strains (i)Thal 8 and (ii)TAL 620,on three varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) differ in nodulation capacity viz ICC 4948 High nodulating (HN), ICC 4948 Low nodulating (LN), ICC 4948 Non-nodulating (NN) . Seeds were inoculated with peat, as a carrier based inocula of rhizobial strains and sown in earthen pots during the mid November, under natural conditions. Data on growth and yield parameters were recorded and analysed. Results showed that rhizobium inoculation significantly increased the number of nodules, weight of nodules, plant height, weight of shoots and weight of pods per plant. The study reveals that rhizobial strain Thal 8 being more efficient as compared to TAL 620, can be used to increase root nodulation and yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum).